Wheel-holding device.



l H. H. GALL'AGHER.

WHEEL HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED Amma, 1910.

99;??5 Patented Aug. 8,1911.

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,HART/'E H. GALLAGHER, or oscEoLA, TEXAS.

' 'WHEEL-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Application led April 18, 1910. .Serial No. 556,170.

This invention relates to wheelwrights" machines, and particularly to a machine designed to clamp a wheel to provide means for dishingv the said wheel, and at the same time providing a support for riveting and otherwise treating parts of a wheel. ,y

An object of this invention is to provide a novel anvil and a frame for containing same, means being provided for adjusting the anvil transversely and vertically with respect to the frame in order that the said anvil will be brought into proper position with relation to the frame, whereby the anvil and'frame coact to support a wheel in proper position to dish the wheel,vas stated;

Jfurthermore, an object of-thi's invention is to produce a. machine of the character noted in which an anvil may be used in conjunction with wheels having hubs of different diameters through the medium of hub rings of different sizes; furthermore, an object of\ the invention is to produce a machine of the character noted having means for adjusting the parts and for retainin the parts thereof.

in adjusted position whie the machine is being used for the purpose of treating a wheel.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts whereby a machine is produced which will possess advantages in points of eliciency and durability, proving at the same time comparatively inexpensive to produce and maintain.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in whlch- Figure -1 illustrates a -vertical sectional view of a machine embodying the invenf tion; Fig. 2 illustrates a view in side elevation with a part removed; Fig.,3 illustrates a-horizontal sectional view on the line m-w of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the machine with a wheel applied.

In these drawings, 5 denotes the base of the frame which is shown as circular in plan and L-shaped (inverted) in cross section. The base is provided with two dia'- metrically opposed apertures 6 larger than the bolts 7 applied thereto, and the bolts 7 extend through apertures 8 in a bridge 9. The apertures 8 are also larger than the bolts 7, so that there is provision made for slight movement of the ends of the bridge with relation to the base, this being for the purpose of permit-ting a slight adjustment of the bridge for the purpose ofcentering an aperture 10 formed in'the'bridge Ywith relation to an aperture in the table 11. A

ide rod 12 extends through the aperture 10 of the bridgeand is slidable therein, and said rod has its lower end connected to an arm 13 extending from a shaft 14, which shaft is rotatable in hangers 15, depending from the bridge 9 and in an aperture 16 of the base 5.

The shaft 14. has its outer end provided with a handle 17 by which the shaft is\rotated and the said handle has a tooth engaging. section .18, which -is designed to, operate in conjunction with the teeth 19 of the rack 20, which rack has integral, angular brackets 21 secured to posts 22, which posts are hollow and are provided with bolts 23 ex tending through the table 11 and through the base.

yThe upper surface of the anvil 28 is pro-l The bolts are provided with nuts l '24 by which the table is clamped to the posts l and by which the posts areheld on the base.

ings to a hub. In. carrying the invention into practice, therefore, the metal casing for one end of the hub is caused to rest on the hub ring and the wooden portion of the hub is applied to the said casing after which the section of casing for the opposite end of the hub is applied to the wooden portion of' the hub. A buffer block is then applied to the end of the last mentioned section of the casing and t-he cross bar 37, which is apertured to receive the bolts 29, is applied to said bolts 29, and is caused to rest on the buffer block 36. The nuts 38 are then applied to the threads of the bolts 29 and are threadedl down into engagement with the cross bar 37, thus binding the said cross bar against buffer block 36. If it is found that the met-al casing has not been properly seated on the wooden section of the hub, a driving implement, such as a ina-ul, may be used to force the cross bar downwardly, that is to say, the said cross bar may be hit with the drivin-g implement until the flanges of the two sections of the hub casing arebrought into contact, after which rivets 39 may be upset by any suitable tool, and thus the two sections of the hub will have been secured together.

As'shown in the drawing, the table has a bead 40 at its upper edge, and the upper surface of said bead is provided with a facing strip 41 of leather which acts as acushion to prevent marring the linish of the spokes 42 `of the wheel.

The cushion spring 43 encircles the rod 12, said spring 43 being interposed between the lower end of the anvil and the bridge that it may automatically return said anvil to its normal position after the dishing action of the wheel has been accomplished. The anvil is yieldably supported by the spring and the guide rod 12 is held in a recess 44 in the lower end of the anvil by means of a cross pin 45, extending through the anvil and through the yguide rod.

In the dishing of a wheel, the lever 17 is rocked forwardly giving a downward movement to the hub 33 of the wheel, which is fastened to the top of the anvil 28, the rim or the outer ends of the spokes of the wheel, being depressed against the facing provided on the table.

I claim:

1. In a wheel holder, a frame, a table thereon having a central aperture, the edge of said aperture having a facing, an anvil the having a flange adapted to enter the aperture of the table, the said anvil having la recessed upper surface, means for adjusting the anvil vertically, a hub ring, bolts extending from the flange of the anvil, a

cross bar on the bolts, and a butler interposed between the cross bar and the hub of the wheel.

2. In a wheel holder, a base, a bridge adjustable on the base and having an aperture, a rod slidable in the aperture, an anvil on the rod, a spring interposed between the anvil and the bridge, means for moving the rod longitudinally, a flange on the anvil, a table supported with relation to the `base and having an aperture in which the flange of the anvil is slidable, the said anvil havend of a hub, bolts carried by the anvil, a cross bar acting in conjunction with vthe bolts and adapted to bear o n the hub, and means for clamping the cross bar in operative relation to the hub.

3. In a wheel holder, a base, a bridge adjustable on the base and having an aperture, a rod slidable in the aperture, an anvil on the rod, a spring interposed between the anvil and the bridge, means for moving the rod longitudinally, a flange on the anvil, a table supported with relation to the base and having an aperture in which the flange of the anvil is slidable, the said anvil having a recessed top adapted to receive an end of a hub, bolts carried by they anvil, a cross bar acting in conjunction with the bolts and adapted to bear on the hub, means for clampingl the cross bar in operative relation to the hub, and means for retaining the rod actuating means at different positions of ad just-ment. v

I4. In a wheel holder, a base, a bridge adjustable on the base and having an aperture, a rod slidable in the aperture, an anvil on the rod, a spring interposed between the anvil and the bridge, means for moving the rod longitudinally, a flange on the anvil, a

ing a,recessed top adapted to receive an' table supported with relation to the base and having an aperture in which the flange of the anvil is slidable, the said anvil having a recessed top adapted to receive an end of a hub, a hub ring on the anvil for supporting the hub, bolts carried bythe anvil, across bar acting in conjunction with the bolts and adapted to bear on the hub, and means for clamping the cross bar in operative relation to the hub.

5. In a wheel holder, a base, a bridge adjustable on the base and having an aperture, a rod slidable in the aperture,an anvil on the rod, a spring interposed between the anvil and the bridge, means for moving the rod longitudinally, a flange on the anvil, a table supported with relation to the base and having an aperture in which the {lange ofthe anvil is slidable, the said anvil hav the rod actuating means atdiferent posiing' a recessed top adapted to receive an end tions of adjustment. 10 of a hub, a hub ring on the anvil for su-p In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my porting the hub, bolts carried by the anvil, signature in the presence of tWo-v'witnesses.

5 a cross bur acting in conjunction With the HARVE GALLAGHER.

bolts and adapted to bear on the hub, means Witnesses: l for clamping the cross bar in operative re- O. K. BLACKBURN,

lation to the hub, and means for retaining A. B. GEE. K 

